Global health cooperation relies on the ability of actors with diverse expertise and responsibilities —academic institutions, civil society organizations, communities, public authorities, international organizations, and other stakeholders — to work together. The active participation of these stakeholders, through the inclusion of a variety of perspectives and the promotion of consensus-building, contributes to the development of more legitimate, responsive, and sustainable actions.
We are seeking projects, initiatives, experiences and research studies that promote collaboration between academic institutions, civil society organizations, communities, public authorities, international organizations, and other actors engaged in global health.
Contributions may focus on innovative partnerships, dialogue mechanisms, participatory approaches, collaborative platforms, or models that help bridge research, field action, and public decision-making.
Health inequalities arise from inequitable social, economic, and political conditions that individuals face throughout their lives—from birth through old age. These disparities manifest in various ways, including unequal access to healthcare, healthy food, and healthy living environments.
Community engagement is essential for promoting health equity and improving the living conditions of disadvantaged populations.
We encourage submissions presenting projects, initiatives, experiences, and research related to health promotion, disease prevention, health education, community mobilization, and citizen participation. We also welcome contributions addressing the various factors that influence health, including the social, economic, commercial, and environmental determinants of health. In addition, we are particularly interested in experiences demonstrating how governance, accountability, and civil society action can help address current challenges, especially environmental crises driven by climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
We are especially interested in approaches in which ordinary citizens become active agents in transforming health systems and public policies, whether at the local, municipal, or national level. Contributions from local communities, as well as field experiences—whether successful or not—are welcome alongside academic research.
In areas affected by conflict, humanitarian crises, or situations of fragility, ensuring the continuity of essential health services is particularly challenging, raising critical human rights concerns as access to essential healthcare is a fundamental human right. To uphold this right, strategies must be developed to improve access to care while placing respect for this right at the center of all actions.
We therefore seek projects, initiatives, experiences, and research that highlight practical solutions, organizational innovations, community-based approaches, or cooperation mechanisms that improve access to healthcare and ensure the continuity of health services in these complex environments. We are particularly interested in experiences that illustrate: the transfer of decision-making power to local actors and national health authorities, and the evolving role of international organizations once such a transfer has taken place; the proactive delivery of services to communities in order to ensure continuity of care and to connect the different levels of the health system into a single, coordinated care pathway, ranging from community-based action to hospital care; the protection, preparedness, and support of healthcare workers in crisis settings; as well as experiences that encourage investment in health during times of crisis, whether by demonstrating the efficiency of interventions or by emphasizing their grounding in the fundamental right to health.
These themes are not exhaustive, and any other relevant experience related to access to healthcare in the context of conflict or crisis is welcome.
We welcome both field-based experiences and scientific analyses or program evaluations.
